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what are symptoms and signs of a UTI?

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  • dysuria
  • urinary frequency
  • haematuria
  • back/flank pain
  • fever
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why do UTI have nitrites in dipstick?

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produced by gram negative bacteria

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what is the first line treatment for standard UTI?

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  • trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin 3-7 days
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what antibiotics are good for antibiotic resistance UTI?

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  • ciprofloxacin
  • levofloxacin
  • amoxicillin
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what should be given for men with UTI?

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  • 7 days of nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim
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how does standard treatment of UTI change in men with signs of prostatitis?

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A 4 week course of fluoroquinolone as the bacteria may penetrate the prostatic fluid

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what are symptoms ad signs of testicular torsion?

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  • sudden onset of pain in one testicle
  • uncomfortable to walk
  • abdominal pain
  • N and V
  • abnormal positioning of the testicle
  • negative prehn sign
  • ascent cremasteric reflex
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what are differentials of testicular torsion?

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-epididymitis

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how is epididymitis presentation different to testicular torsion?

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  • epididymitis is:
    more gradual in onset
    positive prehn sign
    positive cremasteric reflex
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what are causes of epididymitis?

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young: chlamydia
old: UTI

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what are signs of urinary tract stone disease?

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  • colicky pain
  • haematuria
  • dysuria
  • frequency
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what is the emergency management of an infected obstructed kidney?

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  • decompression using nephrostomy to remove the urine.
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what is lithotripsy?

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A treatment for kidney stones

Shock waves pass through and breaks the stones up.

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who cant have lithiotripsy?

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  • pregnancy
  • obese
  • bleeding disorders
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what is ureteronoscopy?

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  • helps large stones pass through with a laser.

- useful when lithiotripsy fails

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what stones are ureteronoscopy used for?

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  • under 3 cm

- after lithiotripsy hasn’t worked

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what stones is percutaneous nephrolithotomy used for?

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  • large or irregular shaped stones
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what is percutaneous nephrolithotomy?

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a sham incision is made in the back to enter the kidney and a nephroscope threaded in.

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what is stone dissolution?

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  • irrigation with saline, heparin or citrate via a nephrostomy tube
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what is stress incontinence?

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involuntary urine leakage on effort/exertion such as sneezing/ coughing. common after childbirth

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what is urge incontinence?

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involuntary urine leakage accompanied or immediately preceeded by urgency. due to detrusor muscle over activity.

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what are differentials of urgency?

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UTI
MS
parkinsons
bladder stones
malignancy
BPH
urethritis
overactive bladder
cystitis
neurogenic bladder
prostatitis
urethral stricture
ovarian cancer
acetone poisoning
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what are voiding symptoms?

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weak or intermittent urinary stream, straining, hesitancy, terminal dribbling
incomplete emptying

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what are storage symptoms?

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urgency
frequency
incontinence
nocturia

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what is the medical management of BPH?
alpha blockers | - 5 alpha reductase inhibitors
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what are examples of alpha blockers used for BPH?
- tamsulosin doxazosin alfuzosin
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what is first line for BPH after lifestyle changes?
- alpha blocker
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what are examples of 5 alpha reductase inhibitors used for BPH?
finasteride
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how do 5 alpha reductase inhibitors work for BPH?
block conversion of testosterone to DHT which is responsible for prostate growth
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when are 5 alpha reductase inhibitors used for BPH?
After lifestyle changes and alpha blockers have failed
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what are adverse effects of 5 alpha reductase inhibitors?
``` - impotence reduced libido breast tenderness gynaecomastia inhibit hair growth ```
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what are surgical options for BPH?
- laser therapy - trans-urethral needle ablaton - transurethral resection - open prostatectomy - holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
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what is transurethral resection of the prostate?
- removing the periurethral and transitional zones of the prostate to relieve obstruction
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what are complications of transurethral resection of the prostate?
- retrograde ejaculation - impotence - blood transfusion - failure to void
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what is holmium laser enucleation of the prostate?
- removes the prostate from it's capsule in larger pieces and then these are removed endoscopically from the bladder
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what are two catheter options for urinary retention?
- urethral catheter | - suprapubic catheter
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what is a suprapubic catheter?
- the catheter is inserted into the abdomen via a cut in the abdomen.
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when are suprapubic catheters used?
- urethral catheters are contraindicated - urethral injury - complete obstruction - bladder neck mass - BP prostate cancer
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when are suprapubic catheters contraindicated?
no palpable distended urinary bladder - coagulopathy - prior abdominal or pelvic surgery - pelvic cancer - pregnancy - morbid obese
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other than catheterisation what else can be offered for urinary retention?
- urethral dilation by inserting a wider tube to remove a stricture - urethral stents - alpha blockers - bethanechhol chloride (increases detrusor muscle activity) - prostate resection
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what are complications of bladder outlet obstruction and urinary retention?
- UTI - high pressure chronic retention - low pressure chronic retention - recurrent epididymitis - bladder calculi - recurrent haematuria from the prostate - weakening of the bladder muscles - detrusor hypertrophy
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what is obstructive uropathy?
when urine can't drain through a ureter so backs up causing hydronephrosis
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what is high pressure chronic urine retention?
when the bladder is poorly complient and the intravesical pressure is >25 by the end of voiding. can result in chronic renal failure
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what is low pressure chronic urine retention?
- the bladder is complient and the pressure remains low during filling. However complete detrusor muscle failure causes large residual volumes
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what are signs of renal cell carcinoma?
- often asymptomatic - haematuria - loin pain - mass in the flank region - malaise, anorexia, weight loss - can have polycythaemia - hypertension (renin secretion) - anaemia - pyrexia - paraneoplastic syndromes - lower limb oedema
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what is a paraneoplastic syndrome?
Clinical featurs due to an altered immune response to a malignancy or due to substances produced by the tumour
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what cancers are paraneoplastic syndromes most commonly associated with?
lung, ovarian, lymphatic, breast
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what cancer is the worst for causing paraneoplastic syndrome?
small cell lung cancer
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what type of cancer is often in the prostate?
Adenocarcinoma
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where do most prostate cancers arise?
the peripheral zone
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what are signs of prostatic carcinoma?
often very few symptoms - lower urinary tract signs - back and skeletal pain - weight loss - anaemia - haematuria
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what are signs of bladder cancer?
- frank macroscopic haematuria - bleeding in urine stream - suprapubic, urethral and penile tip pain
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what are risk factors of prostate cancer?
- age - black population - family history - presence of PIN
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what genes are involved with prostate cancer?
- sporadic; chromosome 8 inherited; chromosome one BRCA 2 carriers
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what grading is used for prostate adenocarcinoma?
gleason system
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what is PIN?
prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia | the cellular appearance of cancer but the basement membrane is still intact
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what are risk factors for renal cell carcinoma?
- male - von hippel landau disease - smoking - obesity - end stage renal disease - polycystic kidneys - hypertension
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what is hippel landau disease?
- autosomal dominant on chromosome 3 - defect in VHL suppressor gene - high risk of renal cell carcinoma
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what are symptoms of von hippel lindau disease?
- hypervascular tumours of the CNS and retina - phaeochromocytomas - pancreatic cystis - islet cell tumours - endolympahtic sac tumours
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what is the pathology behind hereditary papillary renal cell cancer?
autosomal dominant development of multiples RCC's mutation in MET protooncogenes that regulates tyrosine kinase growth factors
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what are risk factors for testicular cancer?
- family history - cryptochordism - previous testicular tumour - klinefelters syndrome - testicular atrophy
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what are the sex chromosomes in klinefleters syndrome?
XXY
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what lymph nodes does testicular cancer spread to?
0 para aortic
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what is the most common type of cancer in the bladder?
transitional cell carcinoma
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what are environmental causes of bladder cancer?
- 2 naphthlamine, 4 aminobipphenyl, benzidine, NNBIS, 4 chlorotoluidine, phenacetin, cyclophosphamide
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what do different PSA levels mean?
>4= can be BPH or cancer | >10- over half of cases cancer
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what is PSA?
a serine protease that liquefies semen
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where s PSA produced?
acini in the prostate
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what is AFP used to monitor?
- liver cancer - testicular cancer - ovarian cancer
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what is first line imaging for patients with frank haematuria?
CT
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what testicle is more often affected by a varicocoele?
the left side because it drains into the renal vein
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what is cryptorchidism?
failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum
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what is the management of cryptochidism?
ochiopexy at 6-18 months
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what are causes of Epididymo-orchitis
chlamydia Ecoli mumps gonorrhoea
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what are clinical featurse of Epididymo-orchitis?
- pain - swelling - dysuria - fever
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how does pregnancy change UTI treatment?
nitrofurantoin not in the 3rd trimester | trimethoprim not in the first trimester.
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